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THE STATISTICS

LAST FIVE FIGHTS

THE BREAKDOWN

Alexey Kunchenko finally makes his debut for the UFC and has a mouth-watering match-up for his first test. The veteran Thiago Alves makes his first appearance on Russian soil which is a brave move at this stage of his career.

He has had a career which has been littered with injuries and has seen him struggle to find any consistency. He was also on the receiving end of a devastating knee courtesy of Curtis Millender in his last fight which is not ideal preparation against an assassin who is unbeaten with 13 knockouts to his name.

Although the Brazilian has a wealth of experience, he just isn’t the fighter he used to be and the M-1 Challenge champion is confident of capitalising on that. Kunchenko is expected to show off his Muay Thai skills and get his UFC career off to a flyer.

Prediction: Kunchenko via KO/TKO

Striking and grappling stats sourced via FightMetric.

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